On March 25, 2007 a benefit was set up to help Dennis Yost with rising hospital bills from his fall down a staircase, in a small arena called Rhino's Live in Cincinnati. Many stars of the rock 'n' roll/pop music (Bowser of Sha Na Na was as host and entertainers included Chuck Negron of 3 Dog Night, Mark Volman of the Turtles, Denny Laine of The Moody Blue and Paul McCartney and Wings, Ian Mitchell of the Bay City Rollers, The Robby Campbell Trio, Pat Upton of Spiral Staircase, The Skyliners, Dave Somerville (lead singer of the Diamonds), Carl Dobson, Jr., Troy Shondell and others. A video was taken of the entire concert, but has disappeared and hasn't been seen publicly. It would be wonderful if that concert's video could be found. Since then, Dennis Yost named Tom Garrett to take over lead singer for the band and with a totally new crew they now keep the Classics IV music alive as they tour the U.S. even today.
I was lucky to see various iterations of Classics 4, Candymen and Atlanta Rhythm Section. Dennis, Dean Daughtery, Robert Nix, Billy Gilmore, Barry Bailey, Ronnie Hammond. Great musicians!
You have to give them credit for having three singles that were million sellers and massive airplay. I forgot that Santana did a great rendition of Stormy. Thanks for the memories with this one.
Great work here! Thank you!!! We loved this band in the '60s. I took up the Alto Sax in grade school and my Dad hoped tunes from this band would inspire me. They did but after 3 years, i quit. I wanted to play guitar since forever. Did and still do. Rock on!
Love The Classics IV. I had the 45 rpm record “Spooky” in my collection and a couple of friends wanted to trade me 2 of their records for Spooky and I refused to do it. Glad to see that TH-cam is still keeping their music alive. . 🙏❤🎼🎤
I used to live in Decatur GA, and hung out at the Doraville lounge in north Atlanta, they had photos of the Classic IV,and ARS all over the walls in bar,kinda like a hang out for the band
Can you please make one of these for the band It's a Beautiful Day? I've always wanted to know exactly why that band didn't make it. That would be a sweet video man especially considering David Laflammes recent passing. Take care! 🤘
I love your channel! May I make a suggestion? Get a pop filter for your mic. You're getting clipping and distortion whenever you make a "P" sound. A pop filter will smooth this out. They're very cheap. Look at your local Guitar Center, or online at Sweetwater
@@CiscoDuck I was thinking Dennis but, then again, it doesn't even look like Dennis, I know these channels throw random photos in there, it was a guess.
@@CiscoDuck Dennis' wife, Linda. There's not much information about his personal life other than he was married to Linda Vecchio who stayed by his side through his whole music career, and they have 5 children.
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You really don’t have your facts straight. My father was Bill Gilmore the bass player. He joined the club after he worked in studio one for many years change the base riff so pretty woman. I think you should know your facts before you speak.
The back story from band members who were my classmates at Jackson HIgh in Jacksonville: The guys knew that their sound, craftsmanship, material, etc. was more nostalgic than ground-breaking. They decided to embrace it. The Roman numeral was meant to emphasize the embrace of "classics" and also make prevent disputes with other bands that had "classic" as their name.
The Classics IV was always on the radio with Traces. That was my favorite.
Spooky and Stormy are excellent songs, perfect produced and performed. Never get tired of these tunes.
I saw one or two of the remaining band members perform last week with the "Happy Together" tour, in Beverly Hills.
I have always liked the Classics IV and felt that they were a very underrated group.
Stormy, Traces, Spooky ♥️♥️❤️
On March 25, 2007 a benefit was set up to help Dennis Yost with rising hospital bills from his fall down a staircase, in a small arena called Rhino's Live in Cincinnati. Many stars of the rock 'n' roll/pop music (Bowser of Sha Na Na was as host and entertainers included Chuck Negron of 3 Dog Night, Mark Volman of the Turtles, Denny Laine of The Moody Blue and Paul McCartney and Wings, Ian Mitchell of the Bay City Rollers, The Robby Campbell Trio, Pat Upton of Spiral Staircase, The Skyliners, Dave Somerville (lead singer of the Diamonds), Carl Dobson, Jr., Troy Shondell and others. A video was taken of the entire concert, but has disappeared and hasn't been seen publicly. It would be wonderful if that concert's video could be found. Since then, Dennis Yost named Tom Garrett to take over lead singer for the band and with a totally new crew they now keep the Classics IV music alive as they tour the U.S. even today.
I was lucky to see various iterations of Classics 4, Candymen and Atlanta Rhythm Section. Dennis, Dean Daughtery, Robert Nix, Billy Gilmore, Barry Bailey, Ronnie Hammond. Great musicians!
You have to give them credit for having three singles that were million sellers and massive airplay. I forgot that Santana did a great rendition of Stormy. Thanks for the memories with this one.
I totally agree!
Roller set
😊
Bass player and original leader of the band Wally Eaton is still living in Jacksonville. Original keyboard player Joe Wilson is unaccounted for.
Great update on a favorite group from my teen years. Sorry to know so many of them have passed away.
Great work here! Thank you!!!
We loved this band in the '60s.
I took up the Alto Sax in grade school and my Dad hoped tunes from this band would inspire me.
They did but after 3 years, i quit. I wanted to play guitar since forever. Did and still do.
Rock on!
Thanks for listening
Love The Classics IV. I had the 45 rpm record “Spooky” in my collection and a couple of friends wanted to trade me 2 of their records for Spooky and I refused to do it. Glad to see that TH-cam is still keeping their music alive. . 🙏❤🎼🎤
Very cool!
Excellent!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for posting this excellent overview
Glad it was helpful!
Who was the Black sax player who played on the film clips of stormy etc?
Trace's was my mom's favorite i still have her vynal 🙂
I used to live in Decatur GA, and hung out at the Doraville lounge in north Atlanta, they had photos of the Classic IV,and ARS all over the walls in bar,kinda like a hang out for the band
Traces & Stormy great successes in Brazil
Stormy was my favorite
This is one of my favorites and I listen to their songs every time I can.
Can you please make one of these for the band It's a Beautiful Day? I've always wanted to know exactly why that band didn't make it. That would be a sweet video man especially considering David Laflammes recent passing. Take care! 🤘
I'll try!
Great video!
I love your channel! May I make a suggestion? Get a pop filter for your mic. You're getting clipping and distortion whenever you make a "P" sound. A pop filter will smooth this out. They're very cheap. Look at your local Guitar Center, or online at Sweetwater
Thanks for the tip!
The Originals - The New Originals.
The Classics - The Classics IV....+ I.
The Moments - The Wait-Ah-Moments.
The Who - The Guess Who.
The Faces -The Small Faces
The Yardbirds - Led Zeppelin
Traces 😍
Can you do a video on The Scrotums next?
Can you do Marmalade next?
Who is the Classics IV bandmember and chick at 4:36?
I think it's his wife Linda.
@@Musician-Songwriter Wife of which band member?
@@CiscoDuck I was thinking Dennis but, then again, it doesn't even look like Dennis, I know these channels throw random photos in there, it was a guess.
@@Musician-Songwriter I think it's one of the other band members but not sure. Wait, who is Linda?
@@CiscoDuck Dennis' wife, Linda. There's not much information about his personal life other than he was married to Linda Vecchio who stayed by his side through his whole music career, and they have 5 children.
You really don’t have your facts straight. My father was Bill Gilmore the bass player. He joined the club after he worked in studio one for many years change the base riff so pretty woman. I think you should know your facts before you speak.
Quit being a crybaby.
Possibly the worst band name in history.
No, "Steely Dan" and the other is "the Babies."
No, "Steely Dan" and the other is "the Babies."
No, "Steely Dan" and the other is "the Babies."
No, "Steely Dan" and the other is "the Babies."
The back story from band members who were my classmates at Jackson HIgh in Jacksonville: The guys knew that their sound, craftsmanship, material, etc. was more nostalgic than ground-breaking. They decided to embrace it. The Roman numeral was meant to emphasize the embrace of "classics" and also make prevent disputes with other bands that had "classic" as their name.